Post #36110

2025-12-06 20:18 UTC

This. I know ‘nicotine’ is already here, but it’s not the same. Confused the hell out of me when I was trying to switch to vaping that I’d keep going back to cigarettes - “I’M GETTING THE NICOTINE, WHAT THE HELL?!”, and it wasn’t just habit, it was overwhelming need to smoke. I finally figured some of those other 2999 or whatever chemicals in there must be addictive too, or something, I don’t know. I’ve quit drinking, when I was a daily drinker at risk of a seizure because my body had grown so chemically dependent on it. I’ve quit countless other ‘behavioral’ addictions. NOTHING, was as hard as trying to quit smoking. Until, thank the powers that be, I met vaping, and after a couple months of back and forth, was able to transition to it entirely. Haven’t had a cigarette since, and it’s been at least 10-11 years. Eventually lowered my nicotine to 0 mg, then gave up the vaping. Haven’t done either since. That was, probably 8-9 years ago now. I still get the odd craving to vape. Zero cravings to smoke up until last year, first trip in my life to Vegas (and two more since). The casino environment with everyone smoking, I don’t know what it is. I look at it with the rose coloured glasses occasionally while there - but then quickly remember how hard it was to shake, and how happy I am without it.

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@Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2025-12-07 15:29

I switched to vaping when I got together with my husband, and it was fine, I actually hate vaping, it hurts my throat but was on vape for 4 ish years. My husband recently quit vaping (he really made it look easy, two weeks and he was off it), and I …just moved back to cigarettes, roll my own to save the buck. I tried to quit at first, right after him, did the lozenges, but it’s put off right now. It doesn’t even take me a trip to vegas to get those rose colored glasses, even just a movie or show where they smoke in it, I’m like “yes, I need smoke now” like some fucking cigarette gollum. I’ve quit many things over the years. My brain won’t let me stop yet. I feel like I’d need rehab for it to be completely honest.

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@Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2025-12-07 15:29

I switched to vaping when I got together with my husband, and it was fine, I actually hate vaping, it hurts my throat but was on vape for 4 ish years. My husband recently quit vaping (he really made it look easy, two weeks and he was off it), and I …just moved back to cigarettes, roll my own to save the buck. I tried to quit at first, right after him, did the lozenges, but it’s put off right now. It doesn’t even take me a trip to vegas to get those rose colored glasses, even just a movie or show where they smoke in it, I’m like “yes, I need smoke now” like some fucking cigarette gollum. I’ve quit many things over the years. My brain won’t let me stop yet. I feel like I’d need rehab for it to be completely honest.

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@Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2025-12-07 15:39

I switched to vaping when I got together with my husband, and it was fine, I actually hated vaping, it hurts my throat, and I always had it in my hand, I threw it into the yard once when I was picking up and tossing sticks, why was it in my hand? Always… ugh, the panic when I’d misplace it… but was on vape for 4 ish years. My husband recently quit vaping (he really made it look easy, two weeks and he was off it), and I …just moved back to cigarettes, roll my own to save the buck. I tried to quit at first, right after him, did the lozenges, but it’s put off right now. It doesn’t even take me a trip to vegas to get those rose colored glasses, even just a movie or show where they smoke in it, I’m like “yes, I need smoke now” like some fucking cigarette gollum. I’ve quit many things over the years. My brain won’t let me stop yet. I feel like I’d need rehab for it to be completely honest.

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